I MARRIED WITH THE STRANGER

ay. I've had a lot to drink and my vision is starting to spin because my alcohol toleranc

lready eleven. It's late, I need to go hom

said my goodbyes. I also bid farewel

giving me a kiss on the cheek before e

dy late. There are many crazies out there t

stance, but it's walkable. The road is dark because the streetlights are off, I can only see a

a loud dog howl. It barked at me again and again. I got scared, so

g bitten. I just kept running. I glanced back while still running and I was somewhat far from it. But the

. I walked around to try and find my way back to where I came from. As I walked, I passed by a small church with a high gate in front. I went back to where I came

pee. What the heck?! Just when there's no bathroom, I feel the need to go. Ugh

d, fear gripped me because it was dark. What if there's a ghost? What if the tree is actually a kapre, and it suddenly touches me when I pee underneath it. But I really need to go. I have

door was closed and I couldn't open it. I really had to pee so I quickly

God!

attention to it because I was more

s the shade of a tree and hastily pulled down my pants. I sighed with relief when

and zipped

rom the full moon. The moon looks bigger today compared to nor

so

here are so many tombstones; there's ac

Oh my God, I need to get out of h

closed. I was overcome with intense fear. It was just open a while ago,

e else here. And why is it closed? What will they do, why did they close it? Stran

er. I waited for her to answer from the other line, but the

is there no

to my ear and preten

on approaching me heard me talking to my mom on the phone, they might thin

ly. As I glanced through the dense fog, I saw a dark figure of a man who seemed to be coming closer. Will he not stop coming close

bly foul odor. Like a dead rat, a sewe

orpse! His skin was rotting, one eye was being consumed by maggots, and on the other side, there was no eye. He wa

ould in any direction. I didn't look where I was going, I just kept running. Because

?" it asked in a ter

ickly picked up a stick. "Don't come

ow scary..." the cheeky z

rrived too. They whispered to ea

e! I'll hit you!"

" the mischievous zombie retorted. "Come on

wly appr

ome near!" I waved the stick

sprinted towards me.

the thick fog, so I crashed into a tombstone. I fell down and my head

d my forehead as I tried to get up from where I was lying down. I

And there's a really strong, foul sme

awake," I heard

was standing beside me, accompanied by other zombies. That's why it smelled rotten. It ex

n lying on earlier. There was also a large mirror on the side. I faced it to see myself. I was startled to find that I was no l

essing all the undead in the room. "Don't tell me

ly. It was disgusting, its teeth looke

oved away. "Don't touch me! You're

I must have hurt their feelings because they really did smel

stocratic-looking woman walked towards me. "Miss, do

ranged, giving her the appearance of an aristocrat. She didn't look like a reanimated co

ously. I sat next to the woman and whispered behind her. "Are you sure they w

ss, they're just playing with you. Come with me before they change their mi

all dressed formally. I wondered if it was a Halloween party. Maybe there was just a Halloween party, which is why there were zombies. But that's impossible; it's only August now, and the zombies from ear

er petticoat. Soon, her feet touched the ground, so I ran to hide. I secretly moved towards th

How did she get here so quickly? She held my arm tightly, almost breaking my bones. As

en arch surrounded by wilted plants. Everyone was just quietly staring a

nderstand what was happening at this moment, but I knew it was

as just following orders," she said before she pulled me towards the

ng forgiveness for, but I could feel

me! I'm leaving!" my vo

y out of fear and disgust. The priest violently dragged me towards the side of the man with his back turned to

ld collapse at any moment. When the priest noticed that I was no longer resisting, he

o try to run again, but I stopped when the man, who had been facing away, turned to loo

at the ma

beaut

w drop as I

s incredib

ll, with neatly arranged hair. There were a few strands falling on his cheek that only added to his ch

" he said to

has

mine yet, not even a bit. What

ued to gaze into the stranger's blue eyes. They were so beautiful, I felt like I never wanted to look away. He took my hand and gently squeezed it. I wanted to pull my hand back, but

hispered in my mind. Wher

" But instead of a scream, only a

d I am yours. I promise to make yo

My voice suddenly grew strong,

your voice, my love. Don't embarrass yourself."

e's the one spea

hands, trying to

book. "You may now k

-w

wrapped his arms around

aned

ly kissing me and then tightened his

my love. Forgive me," h

a sharp fang sin